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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@linaro.org>
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, pabeni@redhat.com,
	mhi@lists.linux.dev, linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	loic.poulain@linaro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Add MHI Endpoint network driver
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:46:39 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20231127084639.6be47207@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20231127060439.GA2505@thinkpad>

On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:34:39 +0530 Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> I think you made up your mind that this driver is exposing the network interface
> to the firmware on the device. I ought to clearify that the device running this
> driver doesn't necessarily be a modem but a PCIe endpoint instance that uses the
> netdev exposed by this driver to share data connectivity with another device.

Doesn't matter how many legit use cases you can come up with.
Using netdev as a device comm channel is something I am
fundamentally opposed to.

> This concept is not new and being supported by other protocols such as Virtio
> etc...

Yes. Use virtio, please.

  reply	other threads:[~2023-11-27 16:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-06-07 15:24 [PATCH v2 0/2] Add MHI Endpoint network driver Manivannan Sadhasivam
2023-06-07 15:24 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] net: " Manivannan Sadhasivam
2023-06-07 16:27   ` Jeffrey Hugo
2023-06-07 16:52     ` Jeffrey Hugo
2023-06-07 17:39       ` Manivannan Sadhasivam
2023-06-07 17:16     ` Manivannan Sadhasivam
2023-06-07 17:08   ` Christophe JAILLET
2023-06-07 15:24 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for MHI networking drivers under MHI bus Manivannan Sadhasivam
2023-06-07 16:29   ` Jeffrey Hugo
2023-06-07 16:49 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] Add MHI Endpoint network driver Jakub Kicinski
2023-06-07 17:11   ` Manivannan Sadhasivam
2023-06-07 17:43     ` Jakub Kicinski
2023-06-08 12:37       ` Manivannan Sadhasivam
2023-11-17  7:06         ` Manivannan Sadhasivam
2023-11-18  0:26           ` Jakub Kicinski
2023-11-27  6:04             ` Manivannan Sadhasivam
2023-11-27 16:46               ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2023-11-28 20:35                 ` Dmitry Baryshkov
2023-11-28 20:58                   ` Jakub Kicinski
2023-12-04 12:12                     ` Dmitry Baryshkov
2023-12-04 16:12                       ` Jakub Kicinski
2023-12-05 14:22                         ` Dmitry Baryshkov
2023-06-07 18:13   ` Andrew Lunn
2023-06-08 12:40     ` Manivannan Sadhasivam

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